AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
2004 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regular coffee consumption is associated with reduced risk of diabetes and possibly hypertension and cardiovascular disease, but the mechanism is not clear.
Researchers have found an inverse association between women's coffee drinking and levels of C-peptide in the blood, they reported on November 9, 2004, at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2004.
C-peptide is a component of insulin, which helps glucose (blood sugar) enter cells and provides the energy cells need to function properly. High levels indicate insulin resistance (the body's inability to use insulin efficiently), a major factor in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Researchers examined the records of 2,112 women participating in the Nurses' Health Study. They compared the women's self-reported consumption of caffeinated coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and total caffeine ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Women's coffee drinking may reduce insulin secretion marker in blood.